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21st
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
all
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
Board
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
Board's
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
BOARD-ROOM
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From this reading THE BOARD-ROOM.
cares
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
Central
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
chairman
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
commercial
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
concerns
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the great chairman as a matter of course.
custom
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
delegated
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
Exchange
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
experienced
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
Friday
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the great chairman as a matter of course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
immense
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
intrusted
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
June
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
less
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
matter
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From this reading There was the great chairman as a matter of course.
members
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
Mexican
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
numerous
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
occasion
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
other
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
own
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
Pacific
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
Railway
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
room
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
sat
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
South
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From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
special
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
statement
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOARD-ROOM.
there
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
threw
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
understood
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From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Friday, the 21st June, the Board of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway sat in its own room behind the Exchange, as was the Board's custom every Friday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On this occasion all the members were there, as it had been understood that the chairman was to make a special statement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
world
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From this reading In the midst of his numerous and immense concerns he never threw over the railway, or delegated to other less experienced hands those cares which the commercial world had intrusted to his own.
